inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cheap article; poor quality article
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
streamer; pennant; windsock
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
something; some kind of; for some reason
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
great swordsman; master fencer
famous sword; excellent sword
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
something like ...; something called ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
this occasion; at this time; now